pestanya

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed via Basque from Vulgar Latin *pistanna, from an uncertain Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (“teat, nipple”); compare Proto-Germanic *spenô (“nipple”) and Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos, “breast, chest”). Related to Spanish pestaña.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəsˈta.ɲə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [pesˈta.ɲa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲa

Noun

pestanya f (plural pestanyes)

  1. eyelash
  2. (graphical user interface) tab
  • pestanyejar

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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